Bulblike base of a stem (4)

I believe the answer is:

corm

(Other definitions for corm that I've seen before include "Underground bulb-shaped stem" , "Underground part of iris, crocus, etc" , "should eventually flower" , "Underground part of, eg, cyclamen" , "Underground feature of crocus, gladiolus etc." .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate.

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